Jeremiah Best bought 213 acres of land from William Allen and received a deed Dec. 7, 1745.

The other two brothers probably also purchased adjoining lands. Jeremiah had at least tow sons, Jacob and John. He died at quite an old
age, about 1787. Oct. 11, 1788 his farm was deeded to his son, Jacob, by John Best, executor of the estate.
Jacob Best was born in America in 1718 and married Catherine. They had two sons, John and Conrad, and two daughters, Anna, wife of Andrew Uhler; and Christina, who married Jacob Dech. Jacob Best died Mar. 9, 1789 and
his tombstone is in the Hay Cemetery, South Easton, PA.
Conrad Best was born Nov. 25, 1745. His wife was Hannah, daughter of Cornelius Weigant, of Easton, Pa. They were the parents of John, Jacob Catherine, wife of Philip Hoffman; Mary; Conrad, Jr.; Elizabeth, wife of
Abram Stem; Henry and Peter. June 20, 1770, the deed was granted to the Moravian Bishop, Nathaniel Seidel, for the Nazareth tract of land. An agreement was made Dec. 8,
1772, between “Bischop” Seidel, Conrad Best of Williams township, and Jacob Dech, of Forks township, for 300 Acres of the Western end of this Moravian land at 55 shillings per acre in good PA currency. The deed was executed 12/31/1785. This land is about one mile east of Bath, and the farm has been in the possession of the descendants oConrad Best and Jacob Dech ever since. The former died Sept. 25, 1826. He is buried at the Hecktown church. Jacob Dech was born 1746, died 1833. His wife was born 1751, and died 1822. Both are buried in Shoenersville church-yard.
John Best was born Nov. 27, 1769. He married Catharine Fink. Their children were: John, Jr., George, Hanna, wife of Paul Miller; and Elizabeth, wife of Peter Transue. He died Nov. 7, 1839, and is buried at Bath.
George Best, born Feb. 26, 1802, married Elizabeth Kreidler. they had four children: Mary C., wife of Jeremiah Beck; Susanna, wife of Henry Beck; Elizabeth, wife of George H. Dech, and Reuben H. George Best
departed this life Feb 4, 1864. His grave is in the Bath Cemetery. His son, reuben H., purchased the old Best homestead. He was united in marriage with Lydia Remaly. Their children are John G., Oscar H., and Minnie E., wife of Daniel Reinert. She and her husband own and live on
the Conrad Best farm. Reuben H. Best died May 31, 1903 at age 62 years.
John G. Best married Annie S. Bauer and they lived in Bath, Pa. They have one child, Helen, wife of Albert Leiby. Oscar H. Best is a busy merchant in Bethlehem, PA. His wife was Mary E. Sloyer. They have no children.
Nicholas Best one of the pioneers in Williams township, died there Dec. 8, 1778. His wife Elisabeth Catherine, was executrix of the estate. Of their children the names of only two are known, Nicholas, and Jr.
The aforenamed Conrad Best was well-known and prominent in Northampton county. Among the descendants of his daughter, Christina Dech, are Commodore Wilson Dech, his sister, Mrs. John Stopp, and her sons, Rev. S. A. Bridges Stopp, Allentown; Joseph H. Stopp, Esq., Philadelphia and John
F. Stopp, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. M. C. L. Kline, widow of the late congressman Kline, and her son, Edwin Keller Kline, Esq.; an her daughter, Miss Claude G. Shankweiler, of Allentown, Pa. Mrs. Rudolph Bapp, of Nazareth, Pa., and her son, Rev. Jacob W. Lazarus, Vinemont, Pa. Newton c., deceased; George Lazarus, M.D., Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Rev. Luther D. Lazarus, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran church, West Bethlehem, are also descentas of Jacob and Christina Dech. There are
other descendants of the three best pioneers in Lehigh and Northampton counties.

The first settlements were made in Williams, probably about 1725, though it was stated in a report made to the Legislature some years later, that there were settlements above Durham Furnace, in 1723. In 1730, there was a
population of about fifty persons within the present limits of the township. In 1740, the number had increased to about ninety, and at the time of the erection in 1750, the population was fully one hundred and fifty.

Among these were:

John Williams
Melchoir Hay
Michael Shoemaker
Philip Bossart
Martin Lehr
George Raub
Uri Best
Nicholas Best
Adam Merkle
Jeremiah Best
George William Keils
George Best,

all of German stock, while there were some of the name of Richard and others
of the English-speaking race.

A large amount of land in the township was held by William Allen, of Philadelphia, under a deed from the Lord Proprietaries, dated August 29th, 1728. It was from him that the Bests-Jeremish, George, and Nicholas-purchased their lands; and their purchases must have been made
earlier than 1740, as their names, as property holders, are found mentioned in an old survey of this portion of Bucks county, which was made in that year.
About the year 1764, Jacob Best, great-grandfather to John, Josiah, and Peter Best, built the stone house now occupied by Josiah Best. Also, in 1762, Christian Best, built the stone house now owned by Christian Cullmer.
Both these houses are in a good state of perservation.
In those years, these old settlers worked at their clearings during the day, with their rifles always within easy reach, and at night they crossed to the Jersey side of the Delaware to meet other white settlers for mutual
protection against Indian attack.
The seventh generation are now living on the land originally bought by the Bests, and which has never been out of the possession of the family. There are some Indian traditions in this township, but they must be read
with the due allowance, after being handed down verbally for several successive generations.
It is said that the kitchen now attached to the Valley Hotel, at Glendon, was once used as a place of refuge and defence against the Indians. This was built in 1740, and wits perforated with loop-holes through which to
fire on the savage enemy. The door was of white oak, six inches thick, and in it were deep marks, supposed to have been made by battering rams. We have been unable to gather any fact that would show that any such a fight occurred, though it is not impropable.
The last family of Indians living in Williams’s township, resided on the banks of the Lehigh, where the Keystone Iron Companys Works now stand. The foundation of their hut was ploughed up and thrown off during the memory of
John Best. He also remembers hearing his father say that before the Indians left, he saw them one day on the flat near a large walnut tree fighting among themselves; when one made an attack upon his companion and, to save
himself from danger, ran around the tree. The other, reversing his course, struck him with his tomahawk and killed him instantly, and then buried him on the spot where lie fell. They all left the neighborhood a short time thereafter. The spot where this occurred was covered by the tow-path of the Lehigh Canal.

Taken From:

The History of Northampton County, PA.
Local History: XLVIII – Townships of Williams, Forks, Plainfield, Moore, Lehigh and Upper Mount Bethel: Davis’s 1877 History of Northampton Co, PA.

Roots Web @ Ancestry.com Ivana.

Family Tree Maker @ Ancestry.com I. J. Erney

Family links:
Spouse:
Anna Catharina Lefevre Best (1724 – 1816)*

Children:
Christina Best Dech (____ – 1822)*
Christina Best Dech (____ – 1822)*
Johannes Best (1742 – 1823)*
Anna Best Uhler (1749 – 1834)*